Author Archives: Tom Robinson

(Harlan) Harlan Fire Chief Roger Bissen is looking for people to join the department. Chief Bissen says 26 volunteer firefighters are on the force. Bissen says business people find it challenging to f...

(Des Moines) The hunt is on for carjacking suspects in Des Moines. Police say they were called to an area along East 14th Street Monday morning and were told by a man there those five men had robbed h...

(Des Moines) Iowa's new abortion ban is on hold for the time being. A Polk County judge Monday temporarily blocked the new law, which essentially bans all abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. The j...

(Adair) One person was hurt after a vehicle struck a gas pump at the Casey's General Store in Adair. Authorities say the accident happened at 4:00 p.m. when a vehicle lost control and ran into a gas p...

Class 1A Quarterfinals: Kingsley-Pierson 6, SouthWinneshiek 1 Lisbon 5, Burlington, Notre Dame, 0 St. Mary's, Remsen 3, Saint Ansgar 1 Lynnville-Sully 8, Gehlen Catholic, LeMars 7 Class 3A Quarterfina...

Class 3A (Fort Dodge) Williamsburg 11, Albia 1 Estherville Lincoln Central 11, Davis County 3 Class 4A: Winterset 11, Carlisle 5 Fort Dodge 8, ADM 3 North Scott 7, North Polk 4 Norwalk 12, Western Dub...

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(Area) A line of severe storms rolled through southwest Iowa at around 1:05 AM on Monday in Audubon, Adair, northern Cass, and a small portion of Guthrie County. The line of storms developed farther w...

(Ankeny) Presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is backing Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds over recent comments by former President Donald Trump about her. At a rally for Iowa Congressman Zach Nunn this past ...

(Harlan) Harlan Fire Chief Roger Bissen says for many years, Medivac provided excellent ambulance service, tiering with the county's volunteer squads and providing advanced care. Chief Bissen says tha...